Comments on: Movie Review: STAR TREK

By: Justin

Justin — Thu, 28 May 2009 19:51:34 +0000

I didn't sleep through it. I went in with such high hopes. I was thrilled about a new movie. The reviews were great, the acting was great, but the plot was so riddled with holes that defied everything Star Trek had established when it came to the character of old Spock and principals of time line change. It's an excellent mindless action flick, which is what so many people want these days. For that I would give it 5 Stars. If I wasn't a fan I might love it. If I didn't know so much about the show it might have been good. I expected more depth, I'm not talking the stale heavy handed messages you get with Star Trek about morality, just any depth beyond cliche and trite character tag lines. I expected plot that made sense withing the Star Trek created universe…or even in general. So far the only good prequel I've ever seen was Wolverine. That movie defied the "prequels are a bad idea" ideology I have since they generally tend to screw up the story. Alas Hollywood has been riding the trend of young and sexy with thin plot. Americans eat up what's handed to them. This movie just left me sad as did Enterprise.

By: Geez

Geez — Thu, 28 May 2009 01:58:30 +0000

Right on, mrsmurf. I don't think those guys saw the same movie, or maybe they slept through it. Then again, some people are just determined not to like something new. Good thing they weren't network execs when the original came out. It probably wouldn't have made it past season one.

By: mrsmurf

mrsmurf — Tue, 26 May 2009 19:30:32 +0000

To the guy who says Klingons, I say, wait for the next movie. What the hell.

and to the guys who thought this sucked, you suck.

By: Justin

Justin — Wed, 20 May 2009 03:48:21 +0000

Yea, it sucked. It was all smoke, mirrors, sequins and shiny things. I think many were duped into thinking it was good and made sense. The plot had more holes than Swiss cheese. They sacrificed the plot in a desperate attempt to "pass the torch" using Leonard Nimoy. I've been a Star Trek fan for over a decade. After disappointment after disappointment I'm done with Star Trek until they quit sucking ass and start making sense! On a positive note, the acting was EXCELLENT, too bad the story was so idiotic.

By: Philistine

Philistine — Tue, 19 May 2009 17:37:26 +0000

This movie sucked. From its macguffin belt beginning to its curt conclusion. First, I am not a fan boy but I am familiar with the original series and its subsequent movies. Having written that, this movie offers nothing new that was not done better by that cast. In the new movie all you get are a bunch of idiosyncratic lines, which ques you to whom the character speaking is. I grant it is a faster paced movie; but ultimately, you pay for it with the lack of character development, or even an original practical premise.

By: Roman

Roman — Sat, 16 May 2009 01:41:35 +0000

Star Trek is cool. Seen it 8 times already. Yeah really cool.

By: roughcutreviews

roughcutreviews — Thu, 14 May 2009 21:40:28 +0000

I generally HATE Star Trek but have to say the movie wil take a lot of beating. Awesome!!

By: Geez

Geez — Wed, 13 May 2009 00:15:54 +0000

No doubt about it. The very best of the year. This movie restarts all the characters and gives them a place to go, where none of them have gone before. Kudos, J J Abrams. (And don't worry, there's plenty of time for Klingons.)

By: mudd86

mudd86 — Mon, 11 May 2009 21:23:49 +0000

The film was great, now ive always been a diehard star wars fan but i loke the star trek movies. and this was a great movie, ive allready seen it 2 times and want to see it again.

By: SusanDelgado

SusanDelgado — Mon, 11 May 2009 19:27:00 +0000

I am with you completely- the best damn movie this year! I LOVED THIS! And my boyfriend (Far from being a Trekkie, let alone a geek in general) was equally blown away by the stellar cast, relentlessly hypnotizing plot, and exceptional special effects. It was SO good, that for Mother's Day we took my Sisters and Mother to see it (our second time) in lieu of a typical stay-at-home Mother's Day. Even my mother, who loved the original Star Trek, said they nailed the characters and LOVED the movie. Best mother's day I've ever had that's for sure!

By: Coco

Coco — Mon, 11 May 2009 17:34:31 +0000

This is my first Star Trek and I loved it! Yep thats right! I have never seen Star Trek before…but I am a fan now! When is the next one out?

By: PRIMALDATA

PRIMALDATA — Mon, 11 May 2009 00:47:19 +0000

You know I said it on twitter Star trek cannot get full marks without klingons. Bana was a good villian, ALMOST khan like but he was missing for too much of the move to be khan. But I love it to, yeah I won't lie Urban and Pegg were the two guys I was dieing to throw rotten tomatoes at. But pegg was a great scottie, and when Urban first got on the ship it reminded me of the Transporter scene in the original Star Trek film.

And yeah most space fight films forget the 360 realm of fighting you can do in space, your not in the air usually there is nothing above, below, at 10, 2, 8, 4 or to the left or right. Quinto was probably the only actor I was sure would hit his part perfectly, I mean for the last 3 years he's been playing a somewhat calculating and emotionless character on TV, so just removing the homicidal part from the character was lightwork(in my opinion). Good Movie, but I wanted Klingons.

By: Saepak

Saepak — Sun, 10 May 2009 22:28:38 +0000

This is the best movie out so far this year, and not sure that it is going to be beat, atleast not by Terminator or Transformers. Those look good, but this was just a great movie. I grew up with Star Trek, and this just brings everything back. The humor was amazing. The cast fit very well in the roles.

By: Andre Frattino

Andre Frattino — Sat, 09 May 2009 18:15:20 +0000

I'm a hardcore fan, have been since I first watched the original series with my dad. It was already cheesey and out-of-date by the time I got to it but it was fantastic. I never got much into Enterprise or Voyager, but I know how a lot of the hardcore trekkies disagreed with me when they saw the trailers and thought this movie would ruin Trek. The thing is, they had to change it…it had to be made fresh, Abrahams got the reaction he wanted from the general public: "I'm not a Trek fan, but I can't wait for this movie". You hear it OVER, AND OVER, AND OVER again. This movie delivered Trek to all the non-believers and you can bet it'll reigns as the best movie of the summer…

By: Jason

Jason — Sat, 09 May 2009 14:12:29 +0000

There's not much I can say that hasn't been said already. This movie was fantastic! I have to agree that it's the best movie I've seen all year. I'm not sure how the hardcore Trekkies will react to the storyline, but I think this is just what the Star Trek franchise needed. All of the actors were awesome, it's hard to say who my favorite was because they were all so good. The action was great while not being "over-the-top". We'll just forget about that "weapon x" movie and call this the official start of the summer movie season.